To project your screen with cables, connect using the ports along the bottom edge of the compute cartridge. The compute cartridge has an HDMI port, a USB-C port, USB-A, as well as the Ethernet port and DisplayPort. You can project in with USB-C or HDMI—the DisplayPort is only for mirroring your Surface Hub’s screen on another screen. Connect the speaker or headphone jack to the ' line-out ' or ' speaker-out ' (green) connector on the computer. NOTE: To learn more about the different type of audio connectors on a desktop computer, see the documentation of your Dell desktop . Set the volume using the volume knob on the external speaker. Like Bluetooth, some modern car stereos have a USB port that you can use to connect external storage devices. This enables you to browse your library of tunes through the car audio system. Hooking up an Android phone this way is simple. If a USB cable comes with the audio system, then simply connect your phone with a suitable adapter. Sound sample recorded with Shure SM58. The interface applies gain and tone effects whilst recording. The Shure MVX2U is a great USB audio interface option for the on-the-go podcaster. It’s tiny and lightweight, ideal for running your XLR mic as if it were USB, or even setups like plugging an XLR into your phone. However, the way the soundbar connects to the Television itself can impact that sound quality. You have several options for connecting your soundbar to your television, including: Digital Optical Audio (aka Toslink) HDMI. HDMI ARC. Bluetooth. AUX (aka Auxiliary or 3.5mm) RCA. But these methods aren’t created equally. An audio output, or also known as audio out, drives a signal (digital or analog) into another device’s audio input. They are found on audio-generating devices such as your TV or computers. For example, the TV can play sound through an external speaker by connecting the TV’s audio output to the speaker’s audio input via a cable or a USB connected controller - If your controller has a USB port, then it will connect directly to your PC with a standard USB cable. 1. Install any USB drivers that came with your controller. Many controllers use the standard OS drivers and will appear as 'USB Audio Device (generic controller)', see the Input list. 2. By "normal" I mean a TRS plug (tip, ring, sleeve -- the usual kind of stereo plug). What I mean by that is you can plug a regular pair of headphones that has a normal TRS plug into the audio port of your laptop and it will work fine. However the input aspect (making a recording) will only work if the headset has a TRRS plug (tip, ring, ring UN3w.